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Albert Gallatin Quotes

1761–1849 United States

Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Genevan-American politician, diplomat, ethnologist, and linguist. Often described as "America's Swiss Founding Father", he was a leading figure in the early years of the United States, helping shape the new republic's financial system and foreign policy.

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Also known as: Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin

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The democratic principle on which this nation was founded should not be restricted to the political process but should be applied to the industrial operation as well.

Statement (1797)

Governmental prohibitions do always more mischief than had been calculated; and it is not without much hesitation that a statesman should hazard to regulate the concerns of individuals as if he could do it better than themselves.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Gallatin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.